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- 7th Level, Inc., Readme Notes
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- Welcome to Battle Beast, the ultimate fight game. This free
- demo CD gives you a sample of 7th Level's upcoming release.
- We think you'll agree that it's "Dead On!"
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- INSTALLING THE BATTLE BEAST DEMO PROGRAM
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- You can install a version of Battle Beast to your hard disk so
- that you will not need to have the CD in the CD-ROM drive to
- run the program. To install this version, insert the Battle Beast
- Demo CD in the CD-ROM drive, select the File menu and choose Run
- from the Program Manager. Type D:\HDSETUP.EXE (if necessary,
- replace D: with the letter that represents your CD-ROM drive) in
- the command line and press ENTER. Follow the instructions given in
- the installation program. This version will require approximately
- 15 MB of free hard disk space.
-
- To conserve hard disk space, you can choose to install a version
- of Battle Beast that will run from the CD (you must have the
- Battle Beast CD in the CD-ROM drive to run the program). To install
- this version, insert the Battle Beast CD in the CD-ROM drive,
- select the File menu and choose Run from the Program Manager.
- Type D:\CDSETUP.EXE (if necessary, replace D: with the
- letter that represents your CD-ROM drive) in the command line
- and press ENTER. Follow the instructions given in the
- installation program.
-
- To start Battle Beast, double click the Battle Beast icon which was
- created for you by the installation program.
-
- Also available on this Demo CD is a sampling of the other exciting
- products available from 7th Level. Double click the 7th Level Product
- Samplers icon and then click one of the orbs to select Arcade, Strategy
- Role-Playing or Educational products. Next, click one of the product
- orbs to view a sample and learn more about these acclaimed titles.
- Press ESC from any product demo to return to the Product Sampler opening
- screen. Press ESC from the opening screen to exit the Product Sampler.
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- JOYSTICK SUPPORT
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- If you have a joystick that already works with other Windows
- applications, then you do not need to do anything to use the
- joystick with Battle Beast
-
- If you have not used your joystick with other Windows applications
- before, you may need to install a joystick driver. You can use the
- generic Windows joystick driver that is included on the Battle Beast
- CD-ROM. It is recommended, however, that you first try to use the
- Windows driver that came with your joystick.
-
- To install the joystick driver that is included with Battle Beast:
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- 1. Double click the Control Panel icon from the Program Manager
- to start the Control Panel application.
- 2. Double click the Drivers icon in the Control Panel.
- 3. Click the Add button to add a driver.
- 4. Select the Unlisted or Updated Driver option and click the OK button.
- 5. Open the JOYSTICK directory (either on your hard disk where you
- installed Battle Beast or on the Battle Beast CD).
- 6. Click the OK button to accept the joystick driver.
- 7. Select the configuration for your joystick from the Game Adapter
- Setup dialog box and click the OK button.
- 8. Click the Close button to return to the Control Panel.
- 9. Restart Windows.
-
- Next, copy the file JOYSTICK.CPL from the Joystick directory (either
- on your hard disk where you installed Battle Beast or on the
- Battle Beast CD) to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory.
-
- Calibrate and test your joystick by double clicking the Joystick icon
- in the Control Panel.
-
- Note: You may need to calibrate your joystick again if you have
- disconnected it from your computer or if you notice the joystick
- interfering with the operation of the mouse.
-
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- THE BATTLE BEAST SETUP SCREEN
-
- The first time you open the Battle Beast demo program, you will
- see a setup screen. Here you can customize various game options.
-
- Select the input method for each player (keyboard or joystick)
- by clicking on the word below Player 1 and Player 2.
-
- Select the energy units desired for each player by clicking on the
- energy units bar. A high number of energy units for a player will
- require more hits for that player to be destroyed. A low number of
- energy units will require fewer hits to be destroyed. You can use
- this option to adjust the game for unevenly matched players. If one
- player is more experienced, he or she could select a lower energy
- number to give an inexperienced player a more even chance at victory.
-
- Deselect Auto Turnaround by clicking on the jumping toad. With
- Auto Turnaround selected your Battle Beast will always turn to
- face an opponent. With Auto Turnaround deselected, you will need
- to turn your Battle Beast manually. More experienced players may wish
- to deselect this option so that they can attack opponents using
- combination or special moves that can be performed from a reverse
- position.
-
- Select sound and animation options. Turn off some of the extra
- background sounds and animation to concentrate on the fight itself,
- or keep these sounds and animation on to experience the depth of
- Battle Beast.
-
- Select a time limit for each fight round. The minimum time allowed is
- 30 seconds. The maximum fixed time allowed is 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
- You also can select an unlimited time. With this option the fight will
- not be finished until one opponent is destroyed.
-
- Click Done to exit the Setup screen and save your selections. Press
- ESC to exit the Setup screen without saving your changes.
-
- To view the Setup screen again, press F2 from the Fight Selection
- Screen.
-
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- THE BATTLE BEAST FIGHT SELECTION SCREEN
-
- The Fight Selection Screen is where you pick your next round of combat.
- You will return to this screen after each round is completed and the
- text screens describing Battle Beast have been displayed. From this
- screen, select two players, one player vs. the computer or computer
- vs. computer (to study up on combat techniques).
-
- Once you have made your selection, the battle begins.
-
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- STANDARD FIGHT MOVES
-
- Below you will find the joystick and keyboard combinations for
- combat in Battle Beast. You may wish to print this file so that
- you have these moves in front of you as you join your opponent in
- combat.
-
- You can play Battle Beast using a joystick that works with any
- Windows application or your computer's keyboard. Simply select
- the input method for each player in the Setup screen. The following
- list of input commands are for a joystick. The list below does not
- include every move or combination of moves possible for each
- character. It's up to you to find the special and secret moves that
- will allow you to conquer any opponent and to defeat the evil Toadman.
- Good luck, soldier!
-
- Remember to perform the key combinations in the order presented and
- close together. For "quick" inputs, tap the direction by pressing
- and releasing very quickly.
-
- COMMON MOVES
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- Move Input
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- Walk forward Forward
- Walk backward Backward
- Hop forward Quick forward
- Hop backward Quick backward
- Jump high Up
- Jump low Quick up
- Front flip Up+forward
- Back flip Up+backward
- Duck Down
- Turnaround Forward+backward
- Turnaround Button A+Button A
- Jump to second level Up+Button A
- Jump to first level Down+Button A
- Morph Button B+Button A
- Block Button A+down
- Power block Button A+down+forward
- High punch Button A+forward
- Low kick Button B+forward
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- NON-MORPHED BEAST MOVES
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- Move Input
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- Toggle hammer Button B+Button B
- Hammer away Button A+up
- Away (Z-Axis) Button B+up
- Towards (Z-Axis) Button B+down
- Energy grab move Button B+backward
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- MORPHED BEAST MOVES
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- Move Input
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- Select weapon Button B+Button B
- Grab/Swipe Button A+backward
- Uppercut Button A+up
- Special move #1 Button A+Button B+forward
- Special move #2 Button A+Button B+backward
- Roundhouse kick Button B+up
- Leg sweep Button B+down
- Weapon Button B+backward
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- If you are using the keyboard, the equivalent keys are:
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- Player 1 Number 1 = Button A Player 2 Number 9 = Button A
- Number 2 = Button B Number 0 = Button B
- F = Up Up arrow = Up
- V = Down Down arrow = Down
- B = Right Right arrow = Right
- C = Left Left arrow = Left
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- KEYBOARD FUNCTIONS
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- The following keyboard combinations can be used to replace mouse
- movements for certain activities and functions.
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- ALT F4 Exit the program
- SHIFT ESC Exit the program
- ESC Exits back to the main menu one level at a time
- + Raises the master volume
- - Lowers the master volume
- SHIFT + Raises the WAV volume
- SHIFT - Lowers the WAV volume
- CONTROL + Raises the Midi volume
- CONTROL - Lowers the Midi volume
- F7 Toggles the sound on/off
- PAUSE Pause/restarts the animation
- SPACEBAR Stops the current ambient animation
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- TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
-
- If you have difficulty installing or running the Battle Beast
- Demo, please read the section below before calling our
- Technical Support phone line. By checking the few items listed
- below, you may be able to solve any difficulty you are having
- on your own.
-
- If you are still having difficulty with your program, please
- call our Technical Support line at 214-437-5531. Technical
- Support is available Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to
- 5:00 pm Central Time. You can also reach Technical Support
- via CompuServe by typing GO SEVENTH at any ! prompt or via
- Internet mail at support@7thlevel.com.
-
- Problem:
- Battle Beast seems to run slow.
-
- Solution:
- As with any program running under Windows, the speed and the
- smoothness of Battle Beast is dependent on the speed of the
- hardware that it is running on. Hardware configurations that affect
- performance are: the amount of memory and the speed of the video
- card, the processor type, the amount of real memory and the transfer
- rate of the CD-ROM drive. While the minimum system configuration
- required to run the Battle Beast is a 486 33 MHz computer with 8 MB
- of RAM, a video card capable of running 256 colors and a double-speed
- CD-ROM drive, the recommended system configuration is a 486 66 MHz
- computer with 16 MB of RAM. You may be able to improve the
- performance of Battle Beast running on your computer by upgrading one
- or all of these elements of your computer system, depending on what
- you already have.
-
- Problem:
- When I try to run Battle Beast, I get a "Not enough memory" message.
-
- Solution:
- On an 8 MB system, Battle Beast requires 5 to 10 MB of virtual memory.
- For instructions on setting virtual memory, please consult your
- Windows documentation.
-
- Problem:
- The program does not display properly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have a video card running in 640x480 or 800x600 mode
- with 256 colors. Also, make sure that you have the proper display
- driver installed. A display with more colors or running at a higher
- resolution also will work with Battle Beast.
-
- Problem:
- The program is working, but I don't hear any sound.
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- Solution:
- Make sure your sound card is installed and working properly. You can
- check the sound from your sound board by using the Sound utility in
- the Control Panel. Choose one of the WAV files in the Windows
- directory and click Test. Also, test to make sure the sound has not
- been muted by clicking the Test button in the Battle Beast Setup
- screen.
-
- Problem:
- The sound or video skips during the program.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have at least 8 MB of RAM. Also, make sure that an
- expanded memory manager (such as EMM386, QEMM or 386MAX) is not
- reserving memory that Windows and Battle Beast will need to run
- correctly.
-
- Problem:
- I can't get the MIDI files to play.
-
- Solution:
- Most sound cards are not set up to play MIDI files unless you
- have a MIDI peripheral device attached to your computer. To set
- your sound card so that MIDI files will play without a MIDI
- peripheral attached, open the MIDI Mapper in the Control Panel
- and select an FM driver from the Names list box. Consult your
- sound card documentation for the name of the specific driver
- that your sound card needs.
-
- Problem:
- The sound and video are not synchronized properly.
-
- Solution:
- Make sure that you are running Battle Beast on a 486 33 MHz or
- better IBM-compatible computer with at least 8 MB of RAM.
-
- Problem:
- The sound breaks up or has a lot of static.
-
- Solution:
- You may need to change the DMA setting on your sound card. Please
- check the documentation for your sound card for the proper settings
- and how to change the settings.
-
- Problem:
- The volume is too low or too high.
-
- Solution:
- You can adjust the volume using the + and - keys within
- Battle Beast.
-
- Problem:
- The program seems to run extremely slow.
-
- Solution:
- Make sure that you have a permanent swap file set up in Windows.
- Please consult your Windows documentation for instructions
- regarding your swap file settings.
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- HELP WITH YOUR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE QUESTIONS
-
- If you have questions about your computer's hardware or other software
- applications, please contact the manufacturer before contacting
- 7th Level Technical Support. The manufacturer will be able to answer
- any questions you may have on the installation and specific settings
- for your needs. Listed below are the Technical Support and BBS phone
- numbers for several manufacturers.
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- Manufacturer Technical Support Fax Number BBS Number
-
- ATI Technologies 905-882-2626 none 416-764-9404
- Creative Labs 405-742-6622 405-742-6633 405-742-6660
- NEC 1-800-388-8888 none none
- Orchid Technology 510-683-0323 none 510-683-0327
- Media Vision 1-800-638-2807 510-252-4430 510-770-0527
- Roland Corp. 213-685-5141 x770 213-722-0911 none
- Turtle Beach Systems 717-767-0279 717-767-6033 717-767-5934
- Ensoniq 610-647-3930 610-647-8908 none
- Tseng 215-968-0502 215-860-7713 215-579-7536
- Philips LMS 1-800-777-5674 719-593-4597 719-593-4081
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